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JC Nelson

Position title: Geospatial Biologist/ GIS Lab Coordinator

Email: jcnelson@usgs.gov    
Phone: 608.781.6370
Fax: 608.783.6066

Education:
2000, B.S., Environmental Geography, University of Wisconsin at La Crosse

Primary Responsibilities/Activities:
Coordinates geospatial activities for several UMESC science teams.  Supervises student interns working on GIS projects for the center.  Performs Quality Control/Quality Assurance on data used and or created by center sciences teams. 

Research Interests:

• Geospatial Tool Usage
• Human/ Environment Interaction
• Expanding Role of GIS in Center Science

Active Projects:

• Historical Land/Water Surfacing of Select UMRS Pools
• Development of a Historical Data Warehouse
• ArcGIS Server Application Development

Select Publications:
Nelson, J.C., T.J. Fox, M.G. Knutson, J.R. Sauer, and W.E. Thogmartin. 2005.  Regional Bird Conservation Internet Mapping Tool Takes Flight with GIS.  ArcNews Online.  Summer 2005

Nelson, J.C. (2002), Window on Cybergeography. Focus On Geography, 47(2), 32-5.

Nelson, J.C. (2002), Window on Cybergeography. Focus On Geography, 46(4), 33-6.

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